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Overview

In her new cookbook, Cook Like a Pro, Ina Garten shares a brand-new collection of recipes, tips, and techniques, so readers can cook with confidence no matter how much experience they have in the kitchen.

As America's most trusted and beloved cookbook author, Ina Garten--the Barefoot Contessa--has taught millions of people how to cook. A home cook at heart, Ina knows that cooking and entertaining can be difficult, so to make her recipes simple and streamlined, she tests and retests each recipe until it's as straightforward and delicious as possible. Although Ina is completely self-taught and doesn't consider herself to be a "professional" cook, she has spent decades working with chefs and learning the techniques that take their cooking to the next level. In Cook Like a Pro, Ina shares some of her most irresistible recipes and very best "pro tips," from the secret to making her custardy, slow-cooked Truffled Scrambled Eggs to the key to the crispiest and juiciest Fried Chicken Sandwiches. Ina will even show you how to make an easy yet showstopping pattern for her Chocolate Chevron Cake--your friends won't believe you decorated it yourself!

For Ina, cooking like a pro also means hosting like a pro, and along with know-how like how to tell when a filet of beef is perfectly cooked, you'll find dozens of other great ideas to boost your cooking and entertaining skills such as how to set up an elegant home bar and how to make an impressive Raspberry Baked Alaska that can be completely prepared ahead of time so all you need to do is finish it for your guests before serving. Beginner and advanced cooks alike will love Ina's delectable recipes, and if you have questions along the way, don't worry--Ina's practical cooking advice talks you through every detail, as though she were right there by your side.

With beautiful photos and a treasury of pro tips that span prepping, making, and serving, as Ina says, "You don't have to be a pro to cook like one!"

Product Details

About the Author

INA GARTEN is a New York Times bestselling author and the James Beard Award-winning host of Barefoot Contessa, which has won an Emmy Award and airs on Food Network. She lives in East Hampton, New York, with her husband, Jeffrey. This is her eleventh book.

Editorial Reviews

08/06/2018Food Network host Garten’s disappointing 11th cookbook revolves around the author’s professional tips intended to elevate home cooking, but much of her advice will come as no surprise. She begins by touching on basics, such as proper seasoning (“You’ve been under-salting”) and plating (“Plating food is like arranging flowers in a vase”) that are helpful yet too familiar. A tomato and avocado salad incorporates arugula, lemon juice, and red onion, and the helpful hints include instructions to use a serrated knife to cut the tomatoes. A sidebar on baking (deemed “very scientific”) cautions that an oven takes 20 minutes to preheat. A recipe for turkey sandwiches made with store-bought mayonnaise suggests toasting the bread in the oven, but doesn’t explain why that’s preferable to using a toaster. Many dishes are inspired by other recipes: the fried chicken sandwich from Shake Shack, and Charlie Bird’s farro salad with shaved parmesan (use a vegetable peeler, Garten advises), which is based on a recipe written by Melissa Clark in the New York Times. As a result, Garten’s own style doesn’t shine through. Her recipes are all perfectly sound, but the lack of a strong point of view or game-changing advice makes this one of her lesser collections. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

#1 New York Times Best Seller

A Best Book of 2018: —New York Times Book Review —Amazon —FoodNetwork —Country Living —The Feast —Popsugar —City Book Review —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution —Eater —Food & Wine —The Kitchn —Delish

"Garten has kicked things up a level, this time encouraging readers to try more ambitious recipes that are still signature Ina: warm, comforting, homey."—Chicago Tribune

"As with everything else Ina has ever produced, this flawless book (her 11th!) is filled with trustworthy recipes that taste delicious and don't require a culinary degree to make (just a few of her pro tips)."—The Kitchn

Customer Reviews

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Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks 4.4 out of 5based on
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Anonymous

5 months ago

As a fan, it would be hard for me to give this book a bad review. But, if you are looking to learning how to cook or improve your cooking skills, this wouldn't be the book for you. For instance, on page 44 is the heading Measure like a Pro with photos on the opposite page of measuring cups and a scale. This is where I would expect her to sing the praises of weighing ingredients vs. using measuring cups, but the photo’s caption simply states “Use a scale to accurately measure weights.” None of her recipes provides weights in addition to measuring by volume.
Instead, I have been using Chef Jai Scovers' cookbook reference guide, "Conquer Your Kitchen" for the last year. Who knew I had been cooking a lot of my meals including past wrong for years? Who really knew the difference between baking soda and baking powder? Or how long raw eggs will last in your refrigerator? What is "resting time?" Or what is the proper temperature to cook chicken? My recommendation is that you buy, buy, buy Conquer Your Kitchen by Chef Jai Scovers or borrow it from your local library. If you want a recipe for lemon ricotta pancakes or simply love Ina, then this is the book for you. Hope that helps.!

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27 days ago

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Anonymous

7 months ago

She is always the best.

Anonymous

25 days ago

I sent this signed book to my sister for a Christmas present. She has already made several of the recipes. She loves the book and the recipes in it.

Shawn33Mari3

4 months ago

I always enjoy her cooking. Love watching her do her thing. The recipes in this one are interesting, but the overall experience is a little boring.

Helen-Mac

6 months ago

I have all of Ina Garten's books and I have used all of them time and time again. I am disappointed for the first time in one of her books. There are a handful of recipes I may try, but many look over-the-top in the spice department.

Anonymous

7 months ago

Great tips!!

Anonymous

7 months ago

Ina Garten has another winner!!
The receipts are wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

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